965 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 965 Hz Wavelength?

A 965 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.36 meters, 35.57 cm, 1.17 feet (1 feet and 2 inches) or 14 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 965 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.36 meters, or 1.17 feet.

965 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 965 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 965 Hz wavelength (cm)965 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4031.718412.4876
-35-3132.056712.6207
-30-2232.391512.7525
-25-1332.722812.8830
-20-433.050813.0121
-15533.375613.1400
-101433.697313.2667
-52334.015913.3921
03234.331613.5164
54134.644413.6395
105034.954413.7616
155935.261713.8825
206835.566314.0025
257735.868314.1214
308636.167814.2393
359536.464914.3562
4010436.759514.4722

965 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 965 Hz sound wave is 0.18 meters, 17.78 cm, 0.58 feet (0 feet and 7 inches) or 7 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 965 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 965 Hz wavelength = 0.36 meters, or 1.17 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

965 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.180.58
20.361.17
30.531.75
40.712.33
50.892.92

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 965 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 965 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 965 Hz wave will ocillate 965 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 965 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 965 Hz * 1000 = 1.04 ms.